Hiking Mount Nebo

Today was very eventful and exhausting. It consisted of hiking Mount Nebo, the tallest mountain in the Wassatch Front and making a several attempts at wake-skating.

I set off this morning with friends Corey and Jonathan from the ward to hike Mount Nebo. Corey had locked his keys in his car and so we didn't get going as early as we had hoped but still made it up to the trailhead pretty early. We followed the Nebo Scenic Byway Loop for a while before making it to the trailhead. The trail immediately started out pretty steep. We climbed several peaks, each getting steeper until we reached the North Summit. The views of the rolling mountains below were beautiful. We had perfect weather and slowly but surely made it to the top. Mt Nebo is at 11,928 ft. It got a little cold while up at the top. Corey and Johnathan took several pictures from the summit. I failed to bring my camera so pictures to go along with this post will just have to wait until I get them from the guys. Coming back down was extremely dangerous and included several pretty embarrassing slips on the rocks. We all made it down safely, though much later than usual. The hike was strenuous, but totally worth it to once again be on top of the world. Last weekend, Jonathan and I, along with his brother Josh hiked to the summit of Mount Timpanogos. We definitely encountered fewer people on this hike and found more rapid elevation gain. The day was enjoyable and I felt pretty physically prepared.

Upon returning to Windsor Park, where we all live, I joined the two of them and Steve, another from the ward, to go wake-skating at a canal up near Spanish Fork. I have never boarded at all before so it was definitely a first of its kind for me. It took me several attempts to actually get up. With everyone's coaching I eventually was able to get up. It was really fun and I enjoyed watching Steve, Corey, and Jonathan attempt cool moves.

We all returned even more exhausted, but it was all in all a lot of fun!

I also registered for my classes for Fall Semester at BYU just yesterday. After much deliberation, I decided to join a friend Jarom in Section 2, which is the morning section with professors Johnson, Sommers, and Zimbelman. I later found out another friend Robert registered for the same section. Fall Semester is right around the corner, and I'm not gonna lie... I'm kinda excited. :)